E-Concussion

I.                  Basic -- Introducing Taiwan -- Translation

      1. At the airport:
  A: 妳是凱莉嗎？ B: 是的。 A: 我是台灣旅行社的保羅。 B: 喔，我知道了。
 （A: Are you Carey? B: Yes, I am. A: I am Paul from Taiwan Travel Agency. B: Oh,

           I see.）

      2. On the way to the Hotel:
        A: 這是妳第一次來台灣觀光嗎？ B: 是的，我好興奮。 A: 看樣子也是。 B: 這

        將是一次美好的旅行！
       （A: Is this your first time to visit Taiwan? B: Yes, I am so excited. C: You look so. B: 
       This will be a good trip【I will have a good time】!）
      3. Getting Information for sightseeing:
        B: 我今晚想去遊覽。你建議哪一項？ A: 恩，我們有三種不同的夜遊。我推薦
        你這項「帝王之旅」。 B: 多少錢呢？ A: 八百元，包括晚餐。 B: 聽起來不
        錯！就這項吧!

（B: I want to take a tour tonight. Which one do you suggest? A: Well, we have three different night tours. I would recommend【advise/suggest】 you to take the “Imperial Tour.” B: How much does it cost? A: $800, including dinner. B: That sounds good. I’ll take it! ）

      4. Going out for Shopping:
        B: 恕我冒昧。最近的百貨公司在哪裡？ A: 走出門後左轉。在第一個轉角處再 
       左轉，並直走過五條街。在你左側就是遠東百貨公司。 B: 謝謝。
       （B: Excuse me. Where is the nearest department store? A: Turn left after going out the

door. Turn left again at the first corner and walk straight five blocks. You can see the Far East Department Store on your left side. A: Thank you.）

II.   Advanced -- Concern, Clarification, Empathy, and Suggestions

      1. Ranking Activity: How Stressful Is It?
        Use the scale from 1 to 4 to show how stressful you personally find the situation. Then

        discuss your list with your partner. 1: not stressful; 4: very stressful.

____ getting caught in traffic or missing the bus

____ money problems, the state of economy
____ overcrowding/noise

____ crime
____ academic pressure: grades, assignments, deadlines

____ environmental dangers

____ break-up of relationship (divorce, separation, etc.)

____ political situations (war, boundary disputes, etc.)
____ lack of privacy
____ pressure of balancing work and family
Discuss: Which item on the list do you find most stressful? Why?

      2. Language you can use:
            Expressing Concern: I’m really worried/concerned because … / I’m  

            concerned/worried about… / Something that concerns/worries me is… / 
Asking for Clarification: So, what you really mean is… / What exactly are you

             getting at?

Giving Clarification: What I’m trying to say is… / What I mean is…
Expressing Empathy: I understand how you can feel that way… / I’m sorry that you…

Making a Suggestion: Have you thought about…? / Why don’t you…? / Maybe you could… / You should（ought to）…   

      3. Using New Lauguage:
        A(expressing Concern): I’m really worried about the final exam.
        B(asking for clarification): What exactly are you getting at?
        A(giving clarification): What I mean is I don’t think I’ve understood a lot of the

        material, and I don’t think I don’t feel prepared.
        B(expressing empathy): I understand how you can feel that way. We’ve covered

        some very difficult concepts. (making a suggestion) Have you thought about getting   

        some help from the professor during her office hours?  

      4. Write down your own conversation using above patterns: